Space Exploration Missions
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Which Soviet cosmonaut became the first human in space on April 12, 1961?
About Space Exploration Missions
Give your memory a workout with Space Exploration Missions: 15 multiple-choice questions aimed at mixed difficulty, free to play right in your browser. Milestones in space travel and exploration Expect to spend about 7 minutes; every question comes with an explanation, so you learn something even when you miss.
A few sample questions
1. Which Soviet cosmonaut became the first human in space on April 12, 1961?
Answer: Yuri Gagarin
2. Apollo 11 successfully landed on the Moon in 1969. Who was the first person to set foot on the lunar surface?
Answer: Neil Armstrong
3. Which NASA space telescope, launched in 1990, has provided some of the most detailed images of distant galaxies?
Answer: Hubble Space Telescope
4. The Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, became the first human-made object to enter what region of space?
Answer: Interstellar space
5. Which space station, operated by the Soviet Union, was the first modular space station and orbited from 1986 to 2001?
Answer: Mir
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